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How on earth did an obscure Roman social practice end up lending its name to a modern psychedelic? The answer takes us through an assassination, a number of revolutions, a bit of poetry, a dash of xenophobia, and a very unusual scientific discovery.

Archaeologists have discovered 3,000-year-old wood structures in a deep and long tunnel used by the ancient Hittite civilization. One of the most fascinating aspects of this discovery is that the tunnel is mentioned on ancient cuneiform tablets.

Researchers centered on the mummification substances used to embalm the noble lady Senetnay in the 18th dynasty, circa 1450 BCE. They reconstructed the substances that helped to preserve and scent Senetnay for eternity.

During World War II, the OSS sent Moe Berg to Europe, where he gathered intel on Germany's efforts to build an atomic bomb

Scientists have re-examined Neanderthals' perplexing Flower Burial at Shanidar Cave and made a fascinating discovery.

What was there to fear from a medieval inquisition? For the inquisitors, quite a lot – women.

The ancient Romans venerated wine. Despite its centrality to the everyday life of the Romans, the ancient sources continuously attest it was a problematic drink when consumed by women.

Archaeologists have discovered a large complex of stone walls from the early Roman Empire in the Äbnetwald gravel quarry in central Switzerland.

Archaeologists excavating an early Medieval cemetery in Ingelheim, Germany, have unearthed the intact grave of Frankish warrior from the 7th century.

The U.S. Military Academy will open and unveil the contents of a nearly 200-year-old time capsule during a ceremony on August 28 at 10:30 a.m. EDT (UTC -4).

For details, see West Point Discovers Time Capsule in Monument Base.

Archaeologists have unearthed a Neolithic dragon figure made of mussel shells at the Caitaopo Site in Chifeng, in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

“In an era where the term “burka” evokes images of oppressive regimes, notably Afghanistan's coercive imposition on women, it may come as a surprise that the tapada limeña (meaning “the covered one from Lima”) was used as a cloak of female resistance to authority by the women of Lima for over three hundred years….

Women who wore them were described as “insolent vipers” by one poet, while they were even blamed for the 1746 earthquake which destroyed Lima: “God had punished the capital for the audacity of some women that everyone, native and foreign, considered to be an erotic symbol,” claimed La Vanguardia . In 1833, the feminist Flora Tristán wrote that the women of Lima were the “freest in the world” since their clothing allowed them to evade the surveillance of men.“

Archaeologists have discovered a rare"polishing boulder" in the Valley of the Stones near Dorchester, UK. The stone was used to make stone axe heads more than 5,000 years ago. Scientists say the discovery was unexpected.

A new study reports the discovery of hundreds of mummified bees inside their cocoons. These cocoons, produced almost 3,000 years ago, were discovered in a new paleontological site discovered on the coast of Odemira, in Portugal.

Archaeologists uncovered a rare structure and exquisitely preserved vaulted passageway from about 3,800 years ago in the Jezreel Valley, also known as the Valley of Megiddo. The purpose of the massive building that houses it remains a mystery for now.

Silla was one of the three kingdoms of Korea and the most successful one. After the conquests the most important period in the country's history was the United Silla.

Rare artifacts from Greece’s Archaic Period have been discovered at the ancient sanctuary of Poseidon in Eliki, southern Greece.

A group of five rare gold coins from the 3rd century B.C. have been discovered during excavation at the Tophet cemetery and temple in the suburbs of Carthage in Tunisia.

Though over 500 years have passed since the reign of Vlad the Impaler, some artifacts have remained, including several letters he penned at different points throughout his life.

A brief history of one of the most fascinating cities in the United States, Gary, Indiana.

The remains of one of the world’s oldest known synagogues have been unearthed in the ancient Greek city of Phanagoria near Kuban on the Black Sea coast of southern Russia.

The finding marks the discovery of one of the world’s oldest synagogues.

Groundbreaking and extensive evidence shows that iron technology was integrated and advanced in hunter-gatherer societies in Northern Fennoscandia during the pre-Roman Iron Age (c. 200–50 BC). Smelting processes at high temperatures had been mastered, including using extreme temperatures in the furnaces.

Stunning Ancient Lod Mosaic With Message Of Approaching Danger To The Ship At Sea: During a rescue excavation in 1996 in the town of Lod, one of the most impressive mosaic floors in Israel was discovered!
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